Louis Abel-Truchet; 1857-1918, Impressionist French painter, etcher and lithographer. Born in Versailles in 1857, Louis Abel-Truchet began his career at the Academie Julian in Paris. He studied alongside other notable artists, including Matisse and Derain, under the tuition of Julian Lefebvre and Benjamin Constant. At the age of 57 he volunteered to fight in the First World War as a commander and was awarded the Croix de Gurre he was killed in the last few months of the war. His artwork is rare and most sought after.